Personal Care Assistant PCA
- Milton, ON, Canada
$20 to $25 CAD / hour · Part-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $20 to $25 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Part-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Benefits:
- Training & development
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
Job Summary:
The Personal Care Assistant provides clients various personal care and homemaker/companion services in accordance with an established plan of care so that they can remain in their residence.
Essential Functions:
- Personal Care
- Provide assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, nail /skin care, back care, foot care, shampoo, oral hygiene, ambulation, transfers, range of motion exercise, safe use of equipment and assistive devices (wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, lifts), change of position, with toileting, commode, incontinent care, meal planning, preparation, and assistance with feeding
- Companion/Sitter
- Provide companionship and respite services for family
- Perform homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms
- Medication Services
- Assist with medications that the client self-administers
Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
- High school graduate or equivalent certificate
- Meets passing criteria on PCA skills test.
- Meets passing criteria on DEARS test (Drugs and Ethics test)
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
- Possess a valid driver's license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job
This job description is used as a guide only and not inclusive of responsibilities and job duties.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Personal Care Assistant at ComForCare Home Health Care - Halton will help clients bathe, dress, eat, move and use toilet facilities. They will also keep clients company, do light housework and help with medications the client takes themselves.
Requirements
Candidates need a high school diploma or equivalent, a passing score on the PCA skills test and the DEARS test, and good English reading, writing, speaking and comprehension. A valid driver's licence and reliable transportation are also required.
Skills
- Personal care
- Bathing and grooming assistance
- Dressing assistance
- Ambulation assistance
- Patient transfers
- Range of motion exercises
- Assistive device use
- Wheelchair
- Walker
- Gait belt
- Mechanical lift
- Incontinence care
- Feeding assistance
- Meal planning and preparation
- Medication reminders
- Companionship
- Homemaking
- Light housekeeping
- Laundry
- Documentation
- Client safety
- Infection control
- Communication
Benefits
- Training and development
- Flexible schedule
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Personal Care Assistant
- PCA
- home health aide
- personal support worker
- caregiver
- home care
- companion
- respite care
- homemaking
- activities of daily living
- transfers
- mobility assistance
- medication assistance
- DEARS
- PCA skills test
- Halton
- ComForCare
Seniority
Entry level
Perks
- Flexible hours
- Paid training
Licences and certifications
- PCA skills test
- DEARS test
Tools
- wheelchair
- walker
- crutches
- cane
- lifts
- commode
Languages
- English